Support at mealtimes for children with autism

Children with autism may find meal times, and eating generally, are a lot more difficult. The Ambitious about Autism website has a lot of useful information and advice about Eating Issues to help and support adults and children at mealtimes.

Developing an autistic child's toilet skills

Helping your child to use the toilet independently. Learning how to manage this can be surprisingly difficult for someone with autism. Some suffer from gastro-intestinal (GI) issues, which can complicate matters, but even if they don’t, mastering this apparently simple skill can prove complicated.

The Ambitious about Autism website has lots of information about Toileting to support adults and children.

Internet safety

Managing behaviour in children with autism

Any behaviour, negative or positive, is a form of communication. For children with autism their negative behaviour is often telling you that they don’t understand or can’t accept something that is happening to them or their environment.